US Immigration
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Yes, I am Danish. The first time I saw your user name, I thought you were too. :) Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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It has always been easy (allegedly) to get in here illegally: ask any of the 12 million plus illegal immigrants currently here. It is very difficult to get here legally to work - read this: Working in the US[^]. To become a permanent resident alien (and hence a citizen) is costly and can take years, presumably why so many people enter illegally and take their chances.
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It took me 10 years and around $15,000 to come here legally and end up with a Green Card. $3,500 of that was for an extra lawyer to try and persuade the US immigration that when they lost my documentation (which I had all copies and receipts for) that I did not have to start from scratch again as they insisted I should do in the deportation courtroom. The Judge in the court, after hearing the situation from my lawyer, actually gave the immigration people a good telling off and told them to get their act together and expedite correcting the situation in my favour - which they eventually did, still managing to charge me around $800 for a 30-second electronic scan of my fingerprints (bio-identification they called it) even though the original fingerprinting (they had presumably lost) was using ink and paper and only cost $45 even though it took more than 5 minutes. They were also instructed to apologize to me for trying to deport me when the error was entirely their fault and I had followed every rule and paid every fee. I never got that apology, but I did get the Green Card fairly quickly after that. "Land of the Free" - I wonder where that is?
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I don't get that either, but what really confuses me is how some are able to get a driver's license. I came to the US on an H1-B visa and it took them 18 months from I passed the tests to get around to issue me a license. They gave me a temporary license and I had to extend that several times. BTW, I am still here because I received a Green Card through the Diversity Visa Lottery. I had sent in the application about three years in a row before I moved to the US, then my name was picked in the lottery a few months after I arrived on the H1-B. Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
SoMad wrote:
I came to the US on an H1-B visa and it took them 18 months from I passed the tests to get around to issue me a license. They gave me a temporary license and I had to extend that several times.
That may be state dependent or there may have been another reason it took so long. Our new licenses arrived very quickly. Well done on the DV Lottery - Green Cards are worth their weight in gold pressed latinum.
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d@nish wrote:
Has it become more stricter or easier to sneak in(legally).
It is easier! Now it is legal to come through the legal channels or illegally. Oops, forgot, US cannot use the term illegal allien anymore (political agenda)... hmmm, what to call them...? Undocumented residents?
Pualee wrote:
what to call them...? Undocumented residents?
Here in Arizona, we call them "targets." We're not allowed to barbeque them, else we'd call 'em "carnitas."
Will Rogers never met me.
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Interesting. I don't care about moving there. I just need a US passport to get rid of these visa hassles.
"Bastards encourage idiots to use Oracle Forms, Web Forms, Access and a number of other dinky web publishing tolls.", Mycroft Holmes[^]
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A little wig on my head would make it go down by 20. Rest I can manage with my slender figure. Great, we are talking about illegal sneak in on interwebs. Now what was that agency (or whatever) that knows every breath you take in US?
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If d@nish can show himself young by 5 years, Nish can adopt him twice to be under given age limit. :-D
Regards, Jwalant Natvarlal Soneji http://jwalantsoneji.com[^]
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Pretty much every Indian wife I've met here has told me the same. That they've never been as independent in India as they are here (and these are women who lived in Bombay, Bangalore, New Delhi etc.) Of course some of it is probably just them maturing better and worrying less about what their family thinks about what they do.
Regards, Nish
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My observation of Indian couples, families in Canada is that the lady does not want to let go the (free, less busy, silent, no relatives around, machines availability - vacuum, washing machine, dryer) life here. I sometimes call it laziness on their part. ;P
Regards, Jwalant Natvarlal Soneji http://jwalantsoneji.com[^]
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Interesting. I don't care about moving there. I just need a US passport to get rid of these visa hassles.
"Bastards encourage idiots to use Oracle Forms, Web Forms, Access and a number of other dinky web publishing tolls.", Mycroft Holmes[^]
d@nish wrote:
I just need a US passport to get rid of these visa hassles.
I assume you're aware that the US taxes you on your world income regardless of your country of residence? :) /ravi
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Don't worry, I am not coming there to steal jobs. :) I can do that from India. ;) I am interested in knowing affects of recent economic conditions on immigration restrictions. Has it become more stricter or easier to sneak in(legally).
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d@nish wrote:
steal jobs
Good to know that nobody has paid attention or worried about your these remarks... ;)
Regards, Jwalant Natvarlal Soneji http://jwalantsoneji.com[^]
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Interesting. I don't care about moving there. I just need a US passport to get rid of these visa hassles.
"Bastards encourage idiots to use Oracle Forms, Web Forms, Access and a number of other dinky web publishing tolls.", Mycroft Holmes[^]
After 6+ years of waiting to get a green card, you need to wait 5 years to apply for US citizenship. Look for other ways to ease your visa difficulties.
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I have never been able to figure out how people move out of India without going abroad on study visa or going on a work permit on current job and then leaving. For Singapore, I can learn Mandarin.
"Bastards encourage idiots to use Oracle Forms, Web Forms, Access and a number of other dinky web publishing tolls.", Mycroft Holmes[^]
Gujaratis and Punjabis are enterprising people. They fly to Madrid, then to Mexico City and then get to the US border and sneak across. They avoid having to go to college, earn a CS degree and come to US as code coolies. Some are known to have even paid off some California or other border state farmers to get documentation that showed that they worked on the farms when the Migratory Farm Worker Legalization Program was around.
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Adopt me. [Imagine a cute puppy/kitty pic here]
"Bastards encourage idiots to use Oracle Forms, Web Forms, Access and a number of other dinky web publishing tolls.", Mycroft Holmes[^]
And wait for 15-20 years!
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This year the H1-B was filled within a week (65000 visas). That is for entry from October.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures
A week? A couple of years back, it was full in one day!
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Sorry, I kind of don't get it. Are you referring to gender unbiased behavior here?
"Bastards encourage idiots to use Oracle Forms, Web Forms, Access and a number of other dinky web publishing tolls.", Mycroft Holmes[^]
No. Women can hire household help on the cheap in India. Try paying for a maid in the US! So Indian women want to move back to India and get lazy and fat so long as their husbands can support them in the style they are accustomed to while in the US!
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I don't get that either, but what really confuses me is how some are able to get a driver's license. I came to the US on an H1-B visa and it took them 18 months from I passed the tests to get around to issue me a license. They gave me a temporary license and I had to extend that several times. BTW, I am still here because I received a Green Card through the Diversity Visa Lottery. I had sent in the application about three years in a row before I moved to the US, then my name was picked in the lottery a few months after I arrived on the H1-B. Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
SoMad wrote:
I came to the US on an H1-B visa and it took them 18 months from I passed the tests to get around to issue me a license. They gave me a temporary license and I had to extend that several times.
I guess that is why you are So Mad!
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A week? A couple of years back, it was full in one day!
Well, it was filled in a day but it took a week to process and declare it. 2 or 3 years ago (not sure which) it didn't get filled until late November. I have no idea why but I find the whole immigration process fascinating so try to keep up with what goes on. Sad, I know. :)
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures
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If you want a Passport that'll allow you to visit various countries without getting a visitor Visa through Visa waiver programs, then immigrate to Singapore. That'd be your quickest option :-) You'd need to learn Chinese and/or Tamil to survive there though.
Regards, Nish
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Nish Sivakumar wrote:
You'd need to learn Chinese and/or Tamil to survive there though
Got that wrong - not a word of either (I do struggle with Singlish sometimes) and have no problems surviving here. Half out team are indian dev who have done precisely what you suggested.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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d@nish wrote:
I just need a US passport to get rid of these visa hassles.
I assume you're aware that the US taxes you on your world income regardless of your country of residence? :) /ravi
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What! That's crazy. So if I am not using any of the facilities in the country, I am not even getting paid in my US bank account, why should I pay taxes?
"Bastards encourage idiots to use Oracle Forms, Web Forms, Access and a number of other dinky web publishing tolls.", Mycroft Holmes[^]
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What! That's crazy. So if I am not using any of the facilities in the country, I am not even getting paid in my US bank account, why should I pay taxes?
"Bastards encourage idiots to use Oracle Forms, Web Forms, Access and a number of other dinky web publishing tolls.", Mycroft Holmes[^]
The US and Eritrea are the only countries in the world that tax its permanent residents and citizens on their worldwide income regardless of their tax domicile. /ravi
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That you have to figure out for yourself!
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures
mark merrens wrote:
That you have to figure out for yourself!
I thought you'd put on a wig and offer to marry him.
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